VOL. XVI., NO. 52
WILMINGTON N. C TUESDAY, MAKCH 1903.
PRIOK 5 OKNTS
LEGISLATURE
Proceedings of the State
Senate and House
Yesterday
THE DIVORCE BILL
A Larse If amber of Bills Were Rati
fied in the Senate Nearly all the
Session of the Home Was Devoted
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to a Discussion of the Divorce Bill,
and It Passed Second and Third
Readings The Committee on Rail
roads Had Before It the Question
f Free Passes Dronsht Up by Sen
ator Travis Bill House Judiciary
Committee Gave Hearing to Mor
ton's Bill and They Decided to Un
favorably Report the Bill Night
Session of Both Branches.
(Special to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. C, March 2. In the sen
ate today bills were introduced to pro
hibit killing deer in Cumberland. Bla
den and Robeson.
The school law was made a special
order for tomorrow.
102 bills were ratified.
Bills passed as follows:
To Incorporate the Oxford Savings
bank.
To establish stock law in Bellevoir
township, Pitt county. , .
To incorporate the Southport and
North westrn railway.
To allow Lenoir, Jones and Onslow
counties to build a road from Kinston
to Jacksonville.
To establish graded schools at Ply
mouth To allow the voters of Richmond
county to vote on the issue of road
bonds.
To establish stock law In parts of
Beaufort.
To prohibit the manufacture and' im
portation of liquor in Cleveland, Gas
ton, Catawba and Mitchell counties.
The senate went into cqmrnittee of
the whole on the revenue bill. Section
8, requiring the inheritance tax to be
paid two years after the death of the
deceased, with 6 per cent, interest was
amended by adding "unless the pay
ment is prevented by litigation of the
said estate."
The House.
In the house bills were introduced as
follows:
To incorporate the Albermarle Light
and Water Company.-
To incorporate the Lenoir and Yad
kin Valley Turnpike.
To provide for working Sampson
roads.
To provide for election of stock law
In Northampton.
To repeal the laws relating to the de
fence of officers and persons on fed
eral court.
To amend Pamlico's fish law.
To provide for separate indexing of
conveyances.
To add eanals and turnpikes to public
works under the supervision of the
:board of internal improvements.
To Incorporate the Baptist Ministers
Annuity Association.
Hills; passed as follows
To protect oysters, clams and ter
rapins In Brunswick.
To amend the rules governing the
demurrage, in the matter of placing of
ton's amendment to insert the word
"seasonable" before the word "rules"
-wherever it occurred in, the bill was
lost.
Nearly all the session was devoted to
a discussion of the divorce bill, rela-
, tlve to the time limit for the re-marriage
of divorced persons, by providing
that abandonment for two years shall
be cause for divorce, neither party to
marry In five years. Davidson said
-such a departure from the laws of a
15 years standing was dangerous. Bill
-passed second reading, 58 to 45, and
third reading, 57 to 42.
Parker of .Wayne, sent up an amend
ment to his bill to establish the North
Carolina Industrial School, by substi-
ntln rr Vi tTry ?t- or" v7- v tit- v1
"Industrial." The amendment was
adopted, as was also an amendment
making the amount to be paid annually
toy the county for the maintenance of
each child sent there $72 instead of $100.
This was adopted and the bill was re
ferred to the appropriations commit
tee. V
-Bills passed as follows:
Providing for the registration of
trained nurses.
To give electric light arid power com-
tallica ic oaiiic jjuvvcio ttiiu llguis ut
condemnation as telephone and tele-
existing "action.
To prohibit the shooting of wild fowl
fin uurriLUCiv ajiu uie ncugiug ui nsa m
.
Senator Hoey'a Bill.
Today the senate committe on'elec1-
11... a. .a . Hn tTntxir'a Mil
which it will favorably report tomor-
The "bill fixes the time for county
commissioners to grant poll tax ex-emotion-
this having to be done prior
to May, 1st, to entitle such a person
to vote. The present law did not make
f this, matter plain, and this fact cuts
.Quite. a figure In the contested election
; congressional district; v
'" . Revenue Bill.
When the revenue bill was before the
aehate today and it reached section 22
-requiring tax payers to show hia in
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REFUSES UTLEV BAIL.
Prisoner Appeals from Decision of
the Conrt Appeal to he Heard by
Pall Bench.
(Special to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, North Carolina. March 2.
Late yeste'rday afternoon, Edward L.
Utley. convicted of murdsring Theo
dore Hollingsworth. was brought here
from Fayetteville and lodged in jaiL
Today he had a hearing before Asso
ciate Justice Piatt D. Walker, on his
application for bail under habeas cor
pus proceedings. The' first point in
the proceedings was a legal one, name
ly, whether Utley. having been tried
for murder, and convicted of a less' of
fence than the first degree, and having
perfected an appeal to the supreme
court, is entitled to bail, pending ap
peal. This is an open question under
the statute dividing murder into two
degrees, though the supreme court has
in the 120th reports decided that a de
fendant appealing from a verdict of less
.than murder-in the first degree, should
he be awarded a new trial will be tried
the second time for the original of
fence, thai is first degree. The next
point was that the judge might pass
upon th sufficiency of thf state's evi
dence as to murder in the" first degree,
and in his discretion should grant or
refuse bail, according to the view he
took of the evidence. Utley was ac
companied by his uncle, Herbert Lut
terloh, and by his attorney Thos. H.
Sutton. The state was represented by
H. L. Cook, and' N. A. Sinclair. The
hearing was had at the supreme court
room. At request of Judge Walker,
Judge Connor sat with him in this
case. After hearing the argument,
Judge Walker this evening rendred
a decision dismissing the proceeding
and declining to admit Utley to bail,
"toting that no proper grounds had
been shown for allowing - bail to be
given.
Judges Walker and Connor held that
there was not sufficient cause shown to
entitle the pri?oner to bail. The pris
oner appealed from the decision of the
court. N. A. Sinclair made the point
for the state that the judgment of a
court in habeas corpus ceases and was
not appealable. Judge Walker said he
understood this to be law. but wished
to give 'the prisoner the benefit of ap
peal in the record. The case will be
heard when on appeal oh the 17th inr
stant by a full bench.
CHARGES AGAINST WORTMAN.
Five Specifications in General
Charge of Culpable Negligence.
Washington, March 2. Five specifi
cations are contained in the general
charge of "culpable inefficiency in the
perlormance of duty" preferred against
Ensign K. Wortman, who Is to be tried
by court-martial at Pensacola Fla.,
next week, for alleged responsibility
for the accident on the Massachusetts
some-weeks ago. in which nine men
were killed by the explosion of an eight
inch gun. Briefly it is charged that the
ensign ordered the breech of the gun to
be opened, for the purpose of returning
electrical fire while the lock remained
cocked; that he failed to exercise due
precaution in returning to electrical
firing; that he was guilty of negligence
In failing to cause the bolt of the gun
to be eased down before ordering the
breech opened; that he was guilty of
"culpable negligence," in allowing the
target practice to be conducted while
the lanyards used in firing the gun by
percussion were led out and hooked to
the triggers of the combination locks
and finally that he ordered the breech
of the eight inch gun to be opened
without .assuring himself that the
breech of the left gun was closed.
An American Ordered
Dresden.
to Leave
Dresden. March 2. T. O. O'Brien, an
American dentist has been ordered to
leave the kingdom on account of his
supposed relations with the former
Crown Princess Louise. He will leave
Dresden Wednesday and will sail with
his wife and four children for America
on Thursday. The police at first order
ed him to leave Saxony within twenty-
four hours, but the court extended the
time so as to permit Mr. O'Brien to
settle up his affairs. ;r"
The Saxon' government has notified
the other governments of Mr. O'Brien's
expulsion, making it under royal cour
tesy impossible for him to reside in
Germany or Austria.
Receiver Appointed for Cumberland
Chattnooga, Tenn., March 2. A pe
tition in voluntary bankruptcy was
filed In the federal court here today
by the Central Manufacturing Co , and
others-against the Cumberland Coal
and Coke Co., whose mines ere at Cross
ville.-Tenn. The company was capital
ized under the laws of New Jersey. A
receiver wag appointed for the company
In November, 1902. to wind up Its af
fairs, but the creditors who' filed the
petition today claim that no progress
has been made toward that end. The
petitioners also complain that the reJ
without giving notice to the company's
creditors.
Iowa . Monuments to be Erected at
Chick&maugav
Chattanooga, Tenn., March 2. The
Iowa monument commission has ad
vised the Chickamauga Park colnmis
sion that the contracts for the three
Iowa monuments, to cost $32,000 have
been awarded to the VanAmringe Com
pany of "Boston. The monuments will
be 'erected at the f ollbwlng points in
the Chickamauga Park reservation:
One at Rossville, Gap, on Mlssonary
Ridge, to the memory - of Osterhaus
Brigade; one . near th Moon Place on
Missionary Ridge, and. another at the
Cravens place on Lookout mountain.
President lilncoln's Private Secre
. ' tary Dead.
.-Jr-i' ' l"'j, i" tr- " --- '.'-'' r" .. - - :
Mount Zlon, Ga,- March 2: Dr. Jas.
Mitchell, private secretary to President
Lincoln, during the war between the
states, -Ss dead here : Mr. CMitchell was
85 years of aye,
HAVE AGREED
Delaware Legislature Fi
nally Elects Two U.
S. Senators
Allee and ball
For the First Time In Four Years
Delaware Has at Last Secured Full
Representation In The United
States Senate After Weeks of Vain
Efforts to Reach Agreements Be
tween Different Factions and Dif
ferent Parties, the Union and
Reeralar Republicans Finally
Agreed on Terms The Loner Term
Senatorship Goes to J. Frank Allee,
a Union Republican, and the Short
Term to Congressman Ball, a Reg
ular. Dover, Del., March 2. For the first
time in four years, the state of Dela
ware has secured full representation in
the United States senate. At a special
session, the state . legislature elst ced
state Senator J. Frank Alle, Union le
publican to the senatorship which ex
pires in 1907 and'Congressm.-m T. H.is
ler Ball, regular republican, '.to the
term expiring in 1905. The election w is
undoubtedly due to pressure from
Washington brought to bear upon the
regular republicans in the legislature
who all along were opposed to the elec
tion of J. Edward Addicks or any of
his adherents to the United States
senate Congressman Dick, of Ohio,
came to Dover today in the interest of
republican -. harmony. He established
headquarters at the Hotel Richardson,
where, prior to the joint session of the
legislature he received a delegation
from each republican faction. He ad
vised the acceptance by the regular re-
rmhliir5ina nf thta TTninn i-ckniihlir-nrva
proposition agreed upon in PMlade.'phi I
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Saturday that a union republican be
elected to the long term senatorship j
and a regular republican for the paort
term. Addicks himself beins eliminated.
Anticipating the liklihfcod of an
agreement betwreen the republican fac
tions. Democratic State Chairman Sal
isbury presented a proposition to ihe
regular republican's agreeing to use his
influence for the election with the ie
publicans, of two republicans for the
United States senate.
A compromise was affected between
regular republicans and the Addicks
Union republican forces, resulting in
the selection of a senator from each
faction.
After the agreement between the
union and regular republicans had been
reached the Union republican members
of the legislature met in caucus ond
named J. Frank Allee as their candi
date for United States senator. : The
democrats in the caucus voted unani
mously to vote for one regular republi
can, but wrere unable to asree on he
proposition to vote for two regular re
publicans. In expectation of the set
tlement of the senatorial difficulty, pol
iticians and prominent men from eveiy
section of the state were present at to
day's sesssions of the legislature. The
election of Messrs. Allee and Ball was
announced to an audience that filled
the house of representatives to suffoca
tion The. appearance of Congressman
Dick in the hall was the signal for wild
and prolonged applause. During the
voting occupied the seat of Rej re
sentative Townsend and beside him In
the seat of Representative Jones sat
Mr. Addicks. The latter evinced m ach
satisfaction when the result of the vote
announced. The vote was as folia v3:
Long term Allee 30; Saulsbury 17; J.
H. Mughes, democrat 1; Woodbarn
Martin, democrat 1; A. E Sanborn 1;
E. W. Tunnell, democrat, 1.
Short term- Ball, 31; Kenny, demo
crat 19; B. A.' Hazell, democrat 1; E. R.
Cochran, Jr., democrat. 1
Mr. Addicks was the first to congrat
ulate Senator Allee and he was follow
ed by a long line of legislators and
spectators, all of whom were anxious to
shake the hand of the successful candi
date. ,
The election is regarded here as an
Addicks victory, because of the refusal
of the regular republicans to agree to
a compromise with the democrats.
Nominations by the President.
Washington. March 2. The president
today sent these nominations to the
senate:
George C. Holt, United States district
judge, southern district of New York.
Consul Edwin S. Cunningham, Tenn
essee at Bergen, Norway. "
Postmasters: Louisiana George W.
Whitworth, Jeanerett; North Carolina
R. W. Smith, Charlotte.
- mum
Marine Fishery Interests of Florida.
. . ...... vulsed the senate by saying that "the
today passed a bill authorizing the hsh democratic beenhuncoed by
commission to establish in the state the most astute politician In the Uhit
of Florida on the Gulf of Mexico, a ed States and that Is Matthew Stanley
station for the Investigation of prob-Qua u wa ti bef der
Tothe xnarlne fishery restored so
. , . i laughter. . He said . that all but two
Washington, (March 2. William It. democrats had been led ' by Mr, Quay
Day the new associate Justice of tte 'iE? Bi
believed had been used for the purpose
United States supreme court, sat with of preventing anti-trust legislation. -the
court for the first time today) Tha " .In reply Mr. Quay said he was deeply
ceremony of Initiation was in accord-
ance with the usual practices of the .
court. -
LITTLE DONE
Democrats Continue to
Block Legislation in
the House
THEALDRICH BILL
The Senate Passed the General De
ficiency Appropriation Bill The
Aldrich Financial Bill Taken Up.
Immigration and Omnibus Pub
lic Building Bills Sent to Confer
ence 3Ir. Morgan Discussed the
Canal Treaty The House Was in
Continuous Session for Thirteen
Hours and Made Little Progress.
With Many Special Rules, the Dem
ocratic Filibuster Programme
Causes Work to Proceed Very
Slowly.
Washington, March 2. The senate
today passed the general deficiency
bill after four hours consideration and
after it had been amended in several
particulars. An amendment by Mr.
Rawlins calling for an appropriation of
$50,000,000 to further the wcrks of irri
gating the arid lands furnished mate
rial for considerable discussion, Mr.
Rawlins contending that the surplus
in the treasury could be better, used in
this manner than by turning it into the
national banks. The amendment was
rejected on a point of order.
iMr. Tillman criticised the appropria
tion of $100,000 for printing, for the de
partment of commerce and labor, say
ing it was out of all proportion. He
likewise critised the appropriation of
$30000 for special agents, remarking
that it was inadequate. Regarding
special agents, Mr. Hale doubted if
Sectary Cortelyou could set a force
l Ariij i . - ... j -r-. i
aturit ueiween pow ana-jjeuerauer
large enough and able enough to use up
the appropriation of $30,000.
And honest enough," interjected Mr.
Tillman.
An amendment was agreed to provid
ing that claims for rebates on tobacco
and snuff shall not be paid, unless
presented prior to April 1, 1903. The
amount appropriated for the payment
of the claims was increased to $1,370,000.
When the Aldrich financial bill was
taken up Mr. Teller continued his re
marks begun Saturday. He was fol
lowed by Mr . Carmack who replied to
some newspaper criticism of a recent
speech by him on the subject of mur
ders in the Philippines. The paper had
referred to some of Mr. Carmack's re
marks rearding the army as "atroci
ous." Mr. Carmack said he had been
misquoted and reiterated his rormer
statements that prisoners of war had
been murdered in the Philippines arid
said that they had gone unanswered.
During the course of the day, the
conference reports on the fortifications
appropriation bill and the Alaskan
Homestead bill were agreed to.
The Immigration and Omnibus pub
lic buildings were sent to conference.
After a brief executive session the
senate at 6 o'clock took a recass until
S o'clock. :
A bill was passed to provide for the
appointment of a district judge for the
western judicial district of South Car
olina. The conference report on the agricul
tural appropriation bi'.l was agreed to.
The Aldrich bill was taken up. Mr.
Mallory of Florida, offered an amend
ment providing that national bank'ng
association shall preserve deposits of
public money separate and apart from
the other moneys and also providing
that on loans of public money a rate of
Interest not to exceed four per cent,
stiall be charged.
The conference report on the immi
gration bill was agreed to. Continuing
his remarks, Mr. Morgan attacked the
trusts and said they were arrogant in
stitutions. He criticised the Aldrich
bill, saying there was no limit to the
amount of money the secretary of the
treasury can put in a national bank
with a small capital. 'Mr. Morgan
spoke for nearly two hours.
He was followed by Mr. McLaurln,
of Mississippi.
Mr. Clay, of Georgia, made a vigorous
speech, saying that Mr. Bailey had no
right to charge filibustering to men
who opposed the Aldrich bill. He
pointed out that not to exceed eight
hours debate had been given to th's
very Important measure. He said the
men who had prevented a vote on the
statehood bill were responsible for the
failure to have more time for this bill.
Mr. Tillman was recognized and con-
Indebted to MrJ Tlllmanfor his tribute
and referred to the action taken last j
June, when by unanimous consent thp 1
etatehood bill was made the unfln sh?d
business and before the antt-irust agi
tation. Mr. Quay declared that he did
r.ot put the statehood bill lorward to
keel oack trust legislation.
Tben the senator from Pennsylvania
has been buncoed by the senator from
Rhode Island remarked Mr. Tl.lman.
causing renewed laughter.
Mr. Aldrich said he knew that It was
apparent that senators, who " were in
tending to talk the financial bill to
death were doing to because he and
others who thought with him assisted
in defeating another m.asure, th
statehood bill. "They are trying to
pnish us and punish the country," he
said.
Axr. Carmack contended that It was
legitimate to adopt obstructive tactics
at this late day on a bill of such Im
portance. At 11:55 p. m. the senate ad
journed until 11 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
House of Repreaentatires.
From 11 o'clock this mcrnlnj until
latft tonight the house struggled labor
iously against the democratic filibus
ter working steadily to wind up the ne
cessary ousiness of the sess o.i. De
spite another special rule adopted early
in the day legislation proc.edel at a
snail's pace. Roll call followed roll
call on every proposition. The voices
of the reading clerks were wcrn.out by
th ceaseless calling of the roll and
Rpveral clerks from committees have
been drafted to help out. Since TMus
Tay last, when the filibuster was inau
gurated, there have beenNver sixty roll
calls as against fifty-seven for the en
tire long session lasting from December
1. 190i to July 2, 1803. The numbe s
also show the effects of the heavy strata
but they are sticking to teir post3.
Tonight the great hall presented a dis
hevelled appearance. The floor was
strewn with bits of paper, locking as
if a snow storm had swept through
the hall. In the galleries among the
spectators wrere many weary watchers,
interested in bills doomed to failure.
but still hoping to the end. The pro
ceedings were enlivened several times
as the leaders of the respective sides
crossed swords. Their tempers had not
heen sweetened by th-?ir long vigil and
frequently the sparks flew.,
The presentation of the rule to cut
oft the filibustering, which adopts th?
same methods of sending to conference
general bills with senate amendments
which have been pursued with refer
ence to appropriation bills thus cutting
off several roll calls and cats out the
demand for the previous question on
conference reports was the occasion of
a lively debate.
Mr. Williams, Mississippi, protested
against the course of the republican
partisan press in attributing the action
of Ihe minority in the house to rev?nee
against the unseating of Mr. Butler.
He said the country should know that
the situation" Was'" broader than that.
The democratic minority, he said, was
not acting in retaliation; it was teach
ing the majority that its right3 must
be respected. If reasonable time had i
been given to discuss and present that J
contested election case, he said, the ml-
nority- would not have been under the
necessity of pursuing its present course.
Every constitutional and parliamen
tary privilege, he said, would be em
ployed to drive home the democratic
protest and if in the 58th congress an
attempt was made to deprive a demo
crat elected by 66,000 majority of h s
seat, the same tactics would be .pur
sued. Mr. Grosvenor compared the present
situation with that when the democrats
in the 53rd congress in" a rulexto con
cur in the six hundred senate amend
ments to the Wilson tariff bill "in
gross". The pretext of the democrats
for their present course, he said, was
a flimsy excuse. The minority he sa'd,
was trying to paraiyze the government,
but the majority would not allow It to
do so.
"We are not paralyzing the govern
ment' interposed Mr. Williams, of Mis
sissippi. "An extra session could be
called and such a session would give
congress an opportunity to pass the
Littlefield bill." The rule was adopted
162 to 103.
The conference report on the Alaskan
Homestead bill and the immigration
bill were adopted, the Omnibus house
building bill and the General deficiency
appropriation bill were. sent to confer
ence. The Otjen bill to prohibit tobac
co dealers from giving prizes, the bill to
provide for a delegate from Porto R'co;
a bill -to advance Major W. C. Gorgas
to the rank of assistant surgeon gen
eral and a bill for the relief of Lieuten
ant B. F. Hanforth were passed. That
was the net result of the session up to
9 o'clock tonight.
The house adopted the conference re
port on the postoffice and agricultural
bills and shortly before midnight, at
the end of a continuous session of al
most thirteen hours, took a recess until
11 o'clock tomorrow morning.
EULOGIZING the: dead.
Messrs. Pritchard and Mallory Spealc
of the Late Representative Moody.
Washington, March 1. The senate
spent three, hours today in eulogies of
deceased members of the house
Messrs. Martin, of Virginia, Gallinger
of New Hampshire, Perkins of Cali
fornia, Clay of Georgia and Daniel of
Virginia, spoke ; of the late Peter J.
Otey of Virginia.
Messrs. Pritchard of North Carolina,
and Mallory of Florida spoke of the
late James Moody of North Carolina. .
Others spoke of ; the late James H.
Tongue of Oregon. 1 v ; " - .
At the conclusion of the addresses
the several resolutions of regret were
adopted and as a further mark of re
jspect the senate at 3 o'clock ,adjoarned
until tomorrow. . - -z ;.
. Confirmations' by the Senate. ;
Washington, March 2. Confirmations
by the senate: ostmastersc " Mlssls-
cf-rmi TnTrn T7. - THftrn - Tithli
North! Carolina G. W. Bobbins, Rocky
Mount ; A. M. Long-, Rockingham. - .
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INDIANOLA
The Postmaster General
Forwards All Papers
to the House
WHAT IS SHOWN
Tne Offlee Was Dlseontlnaed fey tk
Administration Because of the AS
leered Forced Abandonment of the
Offlce by Minnie Cox, the !SRro Wo
man Tost mistress A. D. Weeks lias
Been Very Insistent in Keep Ills
Own Candidacy for the Office Be
fore the Administration The Let
ters Given, to the Home Do Hot
Show Any Proof of Any Threats or
Intimidations by the x Indlanolis
People.
Washington, March 2. Postmaster
General Payne today forwarded to the
house all the papers in the case of the
indianola, Miss., postoffice, winch post
office was discontinued by the adminis
tration because of the forced abandon
ment of the offlce by its negro post
mistress, Mrs. Minnie V. Cox. The cor
respondence shows that A. B. Weeks,
a brother-in-law of Mayor Davis, of In
dianola, began his candidacy for the
postoffice, as against the negro incum
bent as far back as April 7th '1902 when
he began sending a long seiles ef let-
ters and telegrams to the department..
The papers include an extract from a,
letter of a postoffice official, dated Feb- .
ruary 23rd, 1903, narrating a conversa
tion which, it states, took place' at
Biloxi, Miss. In this letter Mayor Davis, ;
of Indianola is quoted as saying that
if Mrs. Cox should again take chaise
of the Indianola postoffice, "she would .
get her neck broken inside of twov
hOUrS.' . : " " ' :n ..y... . .. .,...,-.
On January 3 last John C. Dough ter-"
... 1TI J CMAHM mm I t a. .
iy, ujmeu owiea epcciiti til wine ui
New Orleans telegraphed to A sistant
Attorney General Pradt, at Washing
ton, that "there are numerous negro
county and municipal officers serving
under democratic administrations
throughout the southern states."
Mayor Davis, of Indiano a, wrote tht"
fourth assistant postmaster on January
3rd last, requesting copies of all .etters
written the department regarding the
postoffice and stated that the postmas
ter was requested by all of the citizen
to resign; that no threats were made;
that she was "perfectly willing" to elve
up the office. Fourth Assistant Gen
eral Bristow declined to furnish the
copies of the letters.
ihe correspondence shows that A. I.
Weeks wrote the department several
letters during last April, in one of
which he requested that he be appoint
ed at once, and in a letter dated May
30th, 1902 he stated that the was anxious
to get appointment, supplementing this
on July 2nd with a letter urging his
why It should be made. On September
19th, he wrote the fourth assistant post
master general that there was a deter
mined effort of the people to make tho
postmaster resign or give up the office
in some way because she is colored and
requesting that his application be re
membered. On October 9th, Weeks wrote ' th
president that he had the assurance of'
Mrs. Cox the postmaster "that she wlU
forward her resignation in the next few
days" and pressing his own application '
on the ground that he was the only -white
republican at Indianola. On. De
cember 13th he wrote the president that
he would be glad to come to Washing
ton so that it could be seen how com
petent he Is. Six days later he wrote
that he was the only good friend tbe
administration has among the white
people of Indianola and later he forward
ed a petition of colored citizens of In
dianola and vicinity In behalf of his ap-,
pointment. On January 1st he wrote
the president that the postmaster had
abandoned the office; pressed hls'c'alme
for the appointment and said that he
would be glad to have the preMient'
wire him ' to 'qualify. Later he wrote,
the president twice asking that the'
postoffice be re-established stating that
Mrs. Cox would not take charge of, the
office again and urging his own appoint
ment. ; -The
Daoers lsn show that several
other candidates, notably John Shar
key Montgomery, 'Mrs. it. D. Watts,
Miss Mary Hicks Hogin and Mrs. Lil
lian Green, applied for the office In
October on the understanding mat Airs.
Cox had tendered 'or was about to ten- .
der her resignation. Postmaster In
spector Johnston at New Orleans wrote
the department on December 13th that
Indianola ls the county seat of Sun-
flower county and that the postal laws
and regulations . contemplate that each
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suplied with xnaiL Postofflcs Inspec-;
tor' Fitzgerald on December 15th sub
mitted a detailed report relative to the
olmnmt9nia wfifh rflllPd the TeOOt '
of Indianola to order W. W. Cox a rail
way postal clerk, and two other persons
to leave that place; presumably oa &0
. count of their color. ' j